I posted several days ago and got really good suggestions on improving the lighting plan for my addition which includes the kitchen expansion and TV room addition (link below). The revised plan is here. I took it by the lighting store to review with the designer there and he made a few suggestions also which I incorporated.

Questions

1. The lighting designer did not think that I needed any potlights between the counter ones and the ones over the kitchen table; he wants me to just let the island pendants light the island. I am a little worried about this since there is 12 feet between those potlights and would always necessitate the pendants being switched on with the counter lights whenever we want to use the counter, since the island is a large work area.I'd like input from others who have this situation; should I have additional potlights over the island edges, and if so, should they be wired with the peripheral counters? Is there a way of putting a "roughin" for them without actually placing potlights, just in case?

2. He also does not like the motion activated floods that we scattered outside the house at the corners (double triangles)> He just wants these floods on switches for outside lighting. There will also be 3 wall sconces- two flanking the sliders, and one beside the screened porch door, on a switch inside the sliders (not displayed on diagram)

3. BTW He stipulated dimmers for EVERYTHING.

If I can find the old thread, I will link it here for historical interest.

Thank you!